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abarton@yahoo.com · 05-15-2003, 05:37 AM

Stock it will roll quite a bit in corners (Check out Greg from Oz's cornering pic from the autotest he did).

On a race track, roll will reduce grip quite a bit and make it a bit rough coming out the corners.

Get yourself a nice little sportline suspension pack or just lower it a bit and add some meaty sway bars.

Will race a lot better.

Tyres are eveything. I saw a test recently between a Ford Mondeo Zetec and a BMW M3. The Ford on the best tyres for it was haster round the track than the BMW on the worst tyres.

Think about that. The right set of tyres for your car can save 3-6 seconds a lap over a 50-60 second lap.

Thats 5% to 10% just for the price of the tyres that suit your car the best. You could spend a fortune on tuning toys and not save that much time.

Good luck and don't prang it into a rice racer Honda Civic, you'd crush them!!

05-15-2003, 05:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
abarton@yahoo.com BenzWorld Member Date registered: Aug 2002 Vehicle: 300 TE 24 Sportline Location: Frome, UK Posts: 374	Sportline Stock it will roll quite a bit in corners (Check out Greg from Oz's cornering pic from the autotest he did). On a race track, roll will reduce grip quite a bit and make it a bit rough coming out the corners. Get yourself a nice little sportline suspension pack or just lower it a bit and add some meaty sway bars. Will race a lot better. Tyres are eveything. I saw a test recently between a Ford Mondeo Zetec and a BMW M3. The Ford on the best tyres for it was haster round the track than the BMW on the worst tyres. Think about that. The right set of tyres for your car can save 3-6 seconds a lap over a 50-60 second lap. Thats 5% to 10% just for the price of the tyres that suit your car the best. You could spend a fortune on tuning toys and not save that much time. Good luck and don't prang it into a rice racer Honda Civic, you'd crush them!! __________________ 1990 300TE-24v Factory fitted Sportline No Cat, no airbags. Full leather, electric seats. Nearly 240bhp on Leaded. 0-60 mid 7 seconds 13 years old and still kicking BMW butt !!